Tag Archives: Sonoma County

Fire Stories and Signs of Hope

Posted on October 25, 2017 by thislittleplot

The evening of October 8 began strangely – we went outside and remarked on the warm, high winds. That night, the deadliest fire in state history blazed throughout northern California, awakening residents of multimillion-dollar homes as well as mobile homes … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Climate Change, Conservation, Family, Garden, Mental Health, Nature, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Badger the Protector

Posted on September 9, 2015 by thislittleplot

California’s native badger is a much-misunderstood – and now threatened – animal, as B. and I learned at a Bodega Land Trust-sponsored presentation by Susan Kirks, a naturalist affiliated with the Paula Lane Action Network. American badger (from the French becheur, “digger”) is related to weasels, skunks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservation, Local Area Hikes and trips, Mythology, Nature, Uncategorized, Wildlife | Tagged , , | 4 Comments